Recent reporting by Business Insider, CNN Business and many other publications have highlighted the undisclosed, on-board microphone discovered in Google’s Nest Guard Security Device — raising serious privacy concerns among consumers. The Monitoring Association (TMA) and the Electronic Security Association (ESA), trade associations representing professionals who install and monitor security and life safety technologies in homes and businesses, call into question the validity of Google’s published statements concerning the use of microphones in security devices.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) opened its 2019 Excellence Awards for professional monitoring centers. Entering its 14th year, with the renewed support of SDM Magazine, the Excellence Awards recognizes those companies and their personnel who are doing outstanding and impactful work on behalf of their customers and in their communities.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Jim Grubb, chief technology evangelist, Cisco Systems, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 28 at TMA’s 2019 Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced today the appointment of Steve Walker, vice president of customer service for Minneapolis-based Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, to the executive committee of its board of directors.
WH International Response Center (WHIRC) recently received its Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) listing as a central monitoring station for the 24th straight year, dating back to 1994.
Users of monitored home and business security alarms in Montgomery, Ala. will benefit from faster, more accurate emergency response as the city becomes the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology designed to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety dispatch/911 centers.
All organizations need to evolve in changing times to meet the needs of their customers and constituents. The Monitoring Association is no different. Here are a few highlights in crucial areas from last year:
The Monitoring Association (TMA) has appointed Illeny Maaza to the position of director, membership and programs, and Leigh A. McGuire to the position of director of marketing and communications.